SEPANG: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) seized 5.82 million sticks of various brands of contraband white cigarettes, worth nearly RM4.48...
: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department seized 5.82 million sticks of various brands of contraband white cigarettes, worth nearly RM4.48 million, in five separate operations in September and October.
She said that the total value of the seizures amounted to RM576,448, with an estimated after-duty value of RM3.89 million. “During the warehouse operation, we successfully detained a 38-year-old local man for investigation. The seized cigarettes were believed to have been stored temporarily at the warehouse before being dispatched to various locations across Peninsular Malaysia using a lorry transport company,“ she told a press conference here today.
“The modus operandi involved declaring the items on the invoices as chopping boards, cardboard boxes, shopping bags, and textiles, and using cargo delivery services for shipment.
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